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Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

 
Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

Gold from Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 81567
Mineral:Gold
Locality:Bald Mountain, Sonora District, Tuolumne County, California
Description:Uncommonly large formation of lustrous yellow-metallic native gold crystals (naturally occurring gold crystals) with no matrix. Several large gold crystal are visible in a recessed area. Note the rectangular impressions where the gold grew around quartz. Weight: 29.2 grams. Ex. Claude Huber Collection
Overall Size:42x30x17 mm
Crystals:micro to 2.1 mm
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